Wen San was a thug and a scoundrel by nature, with no sense of morality whatsoever. To achieve his ends, he would stop at nothing and use every method under the sun.
They all knew perfectly well that Li Zheng was not particularly well-liked in the village. Most people only gave him a bite to eat because they pitied him.
A Que, or Cui Ying, was among those who treated Li Zheng relatively well, and did so sincerely. Naturally, Li Zheng treated Cui Ying differently from the other villagers as well.
Wen San and the others even suspected that Li Zheng might secretly like Cui Ying. After all, everyone knew how pretty and lovable the Cui Family girl was.
Not to mention anyone else—Ma Feng and Yang Xiaoshu both lusted after Cui Ying. They dearly wanted to marry this delicate, charming girl, sweet enough that she hardly seemed like a village girl, and bring her home as their wife.
Thus, Cui Ying's usual attitude toward Li Zheng also made them dislike him. It was like enemies meeting on a narrow road, a relationship where only one could survive.
That was why, upon hearing Wen San's words, neither of them was particularly willing, especially Ma Liu, who liked Cui Ying greatly. He said, "This... wouldn't that be inappropriate? A Que is a villager too, and there are quite a few strong young men in her family. Her elder brother is no pushover either. If we kidnap her, would we... would we anger the Cui Family, or even make the village turn against us?"
In truth, Ma Liu was worried that if Cui Ying were kidnapped, Wen San, that lecher, would likely violate her. He did not want to see that happen.
Yang Xiaoshu nodded repeatedly as well. "That's right, Third Brother.